http://www.ucc.org feed-33999140 webmaster@ucc.org webmaster@ucc.org United Church of Christ Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.ucc.org-80586969 http://www.ucc.org/worship/calendar/november-12-2009.html In the Branford Review (Branford, CT) on July 9, 2009 the headline read: “Congregational Church Reaches out to Veterans.” The story was about “Take a Vet Fishing” days. A program established by church members Jeff Buggee and Tim Wells, who were working with the Veterans Administration (VA) in West Haven, CT. The program couples volunteers from the congregation with blind veterans from the Blind rehabilitation Center at the VA Hospital. They go out fishing together during the warm months. The goal of the program is to provide friendship and support and comfort to the vets and the hospital staff through a relaxing activity that gets them all out of the hospital environment. More than 16 volunteers from the church provide fishing equipment, bait, food, transportation and most important fellowship and compassion to those who have served our country and are now disabled.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarofprayer/~4/SJ2O3K5qfCo" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600